Yesterday, CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden admitted 100 to 150 people from Ebola infected countries continue to enter the United States every day.
Now this…
The Obama administration is making it easier for Africans from Ebola infected countries to stay in America.
The US Department of Homeland Security is expediting visa requests from Ebola-infected countries: Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone Currently in the United States.
This notice was posted by DHS in August.
Via Doug Ross and Free Republic:
From the DHS website:
mmigration relief measures that may be available if requested include:
- Change or extension of nonimmigrant status for an individual currently in the United States, even if the request is filed after the authorized period of admission has expired;
- Extension of certain grants of parole made by USCIS;
- Expedited adjudication and approval, where possible, of requests for off-campus employment authorization for F-1 students experiencing severe economic hardship;
- Expedited processing of immigrant petitions for immediate relatives (currently in the United States) of U.S. citizens;
- Expedited adjudication of employment authorization applications, where appropriate; and
- Consideration for waiver of fees associated with USCIS benefit applications.
You just can’t make this stuff up.